Nationwide First: Authorities Bust California Man For Selling Fake COVID Vaccine Cards
According to the FBI, using an official government agency seal, like the ones found on the vaccine card, is a federal crime.
Anderson faces felony charges of identity theft, forging government documents, falsifying medical records, and having a loaded unregistered firearm. Each of the charges, with the exception of falsifying medical records, according to The New York Times, have “a maximum penalty of three years in prison.” The falsifying medical records charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail.
According to the FBI, using an official government agency seal, like the ones found on the vaccine card, is a federal crime.
Anderson faces felony charges of identity theft, forging government documents, falsifying medical records, and having a loaded unregistered firearm. Each of the charges, with the exception of falsifying medical records, according to The New York Times, have “a maximum penalty of three years in prison.” The falsifying medical records charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail.